The impact of being named the top party school on peer rankings and the academic profile of a university

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作者：

Cormier, Abigail ^{[1
]}

Eggers, Austin F. ^{[2
]}

Groothuis, Peter A. ^{[3
]}

Mulholland, Sean Eric ^{[4
]}

Rotthoff, Kurt W. ^{[5
]}

Tomic, Aleksandar ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Econ, Athens, GA USA

[2] Appalachian State Univ, Dept Finance Banking & Insurance, Boone, NC USA

[3] Appalachian State Univ, Dept Econ, Boone, NC 28608 USA

[4] Western Carolina Univ, Sch Econ Management & Project Management, Cullowhee, NC USA

[5] Seton Hall Univ, Dept Econ & Legal Studies, S Orange, NJ USA

[6] Boston Coll, Woods Coll Advancing Studies, Chestnut Hill, MA USA

来源：

APPLIED ECONOMICS | 2024年

关键词：

Higher education; academic ranking; party school; I23; J24; Z22; WORLD-REPORT; FRATERNITY MEMBERSHIP; COLLEGE RANKINGS; ALCOHOL-USE; NEWS; REPUTATION; DRINKING; STUDENTS;

D O I：

10.1080/00036846.2024.2402092

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We explore how being named the top party school by the Princeton Review affects the U.S. News and World Report ranking, the peer ranking of an academic institution, and the academic profile of the university. We find that 'winning' the title of top party school lowers both the overall ranking and the peer ranking at the school. Additionally, the academic quality of students enrolling at the institution decreases. Our results suggest that the publicity of being named the top party school enhances a school's undesirable reputation, as measured by lowered rankings, and influences student enrolment decisions, particularly (and negatively) among top academic performing students.

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页数：12

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